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Filed under: Divorce & Custody, Health & Safety: Babies, Media, Sex
A Mom and Dad are locked in a court battle to decide the fate of their son's penis.The perplexing matter to this case is that this is not parental disagreement about circumcision of an infant: their boy is eight years old.
The Mother wants to have her son circumcised to help with painful, recurring inflammation. The Father is adamant that his son is healthy and that the procedure is unneccessary and could cause long term physical and psychological harm.
As incidence of circumcision decreases in the United States (the only country that still circumcises the majority of newborn boys) this battle between parents is becoming increasingly common. What's sad about this particular case is the son here. Regardless of the outcome of the trial, the burden will likely fall on his small shoulders.
*Edited to add: The United States is the only country in the world to circumcise the majority of its infant boys (60%) outside of religious reasons.
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ReaderComments (Page 3 of 3)
7-12-2006 @ 2:37PM
chelle nochta said...my pediatrician said she had the father of twin girls request that they both be circumcised. in this country we are against female circumcision but most parents don't think twice about circumcising a boy, which removes about half the skin of the penis, makes an internal organ external, and is a very painful procedure for an infant, which until the very recent past was performed without anesthetic.The foreskin which is removed is analagous to the clitoris of the female, it has certain nerve receptors that are found only a few places on the rest of the body, like your fingertips and lips, they are not on any other part of the penis. women get recurring yeast infections, but no one in this country recommends circucision for them. Pediatricians are against the procedure, but OB's still do it.Why? Becase change doesn't come easily. Leave that boy's penis alone!As for the religous aspect, is there any other part of your body you would ct off for your religion?Do they really need the tip of your penis?
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7-12-2006 @ 8:30PM
N said...I hope Alice reads this: Circumcision has nothing to do with erectile dysfunction. Don't be so inflammatory, and get your facts straight. And don't guilt out those of use who choose to circumcise, particularly for religious reasons. I highly doubt that all Jews, Muslims and most Christian boys make up only 20% of the world's population. Unless you are falsely elevating your stats by including women in that number. This is a personal matter, so back off.
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